Is it just me...

[Lady_Acoma]

Huh. I must be the only one who actually likes Burger King's Neo-Fries.

And the Burger King himself is both creepy and awesome.

Demiurge out.

I have to agree with you, but maybe it is that we like creepy things that makes us like both them and the King dude?

 

[Desdichado]

Huh. I must be the only one who actually likes Burger King's Neo-Fries.

I like 'em well enough. Not enough to distinguish them from, say, Wendy's fries. I don't get the folks who like MacDonald's fries though--and lots of people claim that's the only thing they like there. MacDonald's fries--to me--are the worst fast food fries available.

 

[johnsemlak]

I like 'em well enough. Not enough to distinguish them from, say, Wendy's fries. I don't get the folks who like MacDonald's fries though--and lots of people claim that's the only thing they like there. MacDonald's fries--to me--are the worst fast food fries available.

In Russia McD's does a 'Home Fries' varient that's much nicer than the standard fries. Thicker pieces of potato, less salt, closer to 'fried potatoes'.

 

[Vraille Darkfang]

I like 'em well enough. Not enough to distinguish them from, say, Wendy's fries. I don't get the folks who like MacDonald's fries though--and lots of people claim that's the only thing they like there. MacDonald's fries--to me--are the worst fast food fries available.

McD's fries used to rock! It been a long time since I had some really good McDonald's Frech Fries. I've been to McDonald's now & again. I've had the fries. The just suck now.

They used to be little crispy, firm bits of super-fatty goodness. Now they are limp, soggy, bits of luke-warm, super fatty suckiness.

Maybe some places still are able to make the fries right. But I haven't been there lately.

(Insert joke about clowns, 'limp' fries and Viagra here).

 

[Vraille Darkfang]

Meh. It's a better name than "Constipated."

I eat more than, say 1 a week at McDonalds, change 'Constipated', to "Diahreeha Dynamo" Which might make a cool, yet gross Champions Villian.

 

[BlackSilver]

Wow!!! How did I miss that psycho?!?!

I guess I don't watch enough TV. That guy looks scary.

 

[BlackSilver]

Double post

 

[Thornir Alekeg]

I like 'em well enough. Not enough to distinguish them from, say, Wendy's fries. I don't get the folks who like MacDonald's fries though--and lots of people claim that's the only thing they like there. MacDonald's fries--to me--are the worst fast food fries available.

I've found the BK fries are flavorless. Personally I love the McDs fries, but then again I worked there for years and I am convinced that they either added some form of addictive ingredient to their food or performed some kind of programming on the employees since I still develop very strong cravings for McDonalds food. I'm getting the craving just reading this thread.

Must resist...go eat healthy lunch I prepared for myself...

 

[Ranger REG]

Must resist...go eat healthy lunch I prepared for myself...

That begs a question: Why is it that healthy meals are more expensive than fat-laced meals (at least a $1.50 on average)? If the price comes down on healthy meals, we wouldn't have an obesity as a friggin' health problem. I want to be able to buy a healthy meal for just $2.99, rather than $5.99.

Is lettuce, like gas, expensive these days? Is there an OPEC-like organization made up of lettuce farmers determining the price of healthy food?

 

[wingsandsword]

That begs a question: Why is it that healthy meals are more expensive than fat-laced meals (at least a $1.50 on average)? If the price comes down on healthy meals, we wouldn't have an obesity as a friggin' health problem. I want to be able to buy a healthy meal for just $2.99, rather than $5.99.

Is lettuce, like gas, expensive these days? Is there an OPEC-like organization made up of lettuce farmers determining the price of healthy food?

I noticed this a while back. I normally refuse to eat at McDonalds, but a few months ago I was with some friends who insisted on eating there. When I went in, I didn't want to buy some fatty, fried, greasy excuse for a burger or food-substitute-product, so I thought I'd get a salad or something.

Then I realized how much they were charging for them. A tiny, basic salad the size of my hand would cost more than an entire combo meal. Just getting a salad and a bottle of water would cost several dollars more than any other meal, for much less food. Oddly, I can remember long ago when I was a kid and salads at McDonalds were big and filling. Part of me thinks it's quietly a plan to make the healthy foods unappealing, so they don't sell, then they can take them off the menu, and answer complaints about a lack of healthy options with data that healthy foods just didn't sell at all.

I guess that it's also easier to make the unhealthy foods because of preservatives and factory-scale mass production cut costs, but those things don't work well for salads, and things like free range and organic meats are going to be a lot more expensive since the normal farming methods came to prominence because of relative cheapness.

Personally, in terms of fast/chain resturants I prefer Chipotle, they use a lot of free range and organic foods, and you can really tell in terms of taste. Yeah, it's a buck or two more expensive than other fast food, but the quality really makes up for it.